Weight and balance

Weight

Balance

FAA AIM / FAR

Center of gravity

empty weight

empty moment

mean aerodynamic chord

Passengers

Baggage load

Fuel

• AvGas
• Jet A

performance data

weight / arm


What's the problem?

• Ask -
• Imagine -
• Design, Build -
• Improve -

That's engineering

• gravity - the force of attraction between two objects. Because the Earth has a big mass, it attracts objects to it. This is what makes objects 'fall' downwards.

Engineering ideas

• weight, center of gravity, balance, graph, mean aerodynamic chord, ballast, load sheet, fuel, passengers, baggage, shift

Do It
Challenges for you to work on...

News, updates

Learn more...

• AOPA - Weighing in on weight-and-balance apps - reviews of several apps. These are not endorsements of any app. also.., and...

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